Exclusive | LaVar Arrington declares Cowboys winner of Micah Parsons trade: ‘Addition by subtraction’

Nypost · Aug 21, 2026 · 247 words · By Edward Lewis

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LaVar Arrington declares Cowboys winner of Micah Parsons trade: ‘Addition by subtraction’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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LaVar Arrington declares Cowboys winner of Micah Parsons trade: ‘Addition by subtraction’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google As a Penn State legend and a former Washington Commanders star, it pained LaVar Arrington to admit it.

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But when asked on Thursday who won the trade between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers of fellow Nittany Lions great Micah Parsons, Arrington revealed he was giving the edge to Jerry Jones’ team.

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Claim 1: “The pass rusher is expected to return from knee surgery in time for Green Bay’s Week 6 matchup against Dallas at Lambeau Field.”

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Multiple web sources confirm Micah Parsons is recovering from a knee injury (torn ACL) and that a return for the Week 6 matchup against Dallas is the target/realistic goal.

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web search NEUTRAL — Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons has provided an update on when he can return to the field. Roundtable Sports.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-micah-parsons-unsu…

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web search NEUTRAL — GREEN BAY – Micah Parsons isn't putting a specific date on when he'll return from his knee injury, but on Tuesday he called it "realistic" to be back in game action by mid-October. Asked specifically …
https://www.packers.com/news/micah-parsons-vows-to-come-back…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Green Bay Packers star remains on the mend after suffering a torn ACL during the Green Bay Packers’ Week 15 clash against the Denver Broncos last season. The best-case scenario for Parsons is repo…
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/micah_parsons_has_fi…

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Claim 2: “But the Cowboys eventually turned the picks into Quinnen Williams and Malachi Lawrence — plus a few others”

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Wikipedia confirms that Quinnen Williams is currently a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, supporting the claim that the Cowboys acquired him.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Dallas Cowboys' 67th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Brian Schottenheimer. They will attempt to improve on their 7–9–1 record from 2025 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Dallas_Cowboys_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quinnen Williams (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinnen_Williams

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Claim 3: “Arrington said while out on the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation 26th Anniversary Celebrity Dinner red carpet”

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Multiple web search results confirm LaVar Arrington's presence and comments at the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation 26th Anniversary Celebrity Dinner.

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web search NEUTRAL — LaVar Arrington speaks with the California Post at the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation 26th Anniversary Celebrity Dinner on Aug.The vintage German recipe one reviewer has made for 40 years.
https://www.aol.com/articles/lavar-arrington-declares-cowboy…

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web search NEUTRAL — @maximotv B-roll: Magic Johnson, Will Smith (LA Dodgers), Teoscar Hernandez, Mooki Betts, James Worthy, Paul Pierce, Dave Winfield, and Dave Stewart (former MLB player)on the red carpet at the Harold …
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web search NEUTRAL — Terrell Owens 2026 Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Celebrity Dinner Red Carpet.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xazizam

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Claim 4: “The Cowboys sent their 26-year-old, four-time Pro Bowler to the Packers in exchange for two first-round picks and defensive lineman Kenny Clark.”

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Wikipedia confirms Micah Parsons is now an outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. While the specific trade assets (picks and Kenny Clark) are not detailed in the provided snippets, the core fact of the transfer from Dallas to Green Bay is verified by Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 66th in the National Football League (NFL), their 17th playing home games at AT&T Stadium, and their first under head coach Brian Schottenheimer. This was the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Dallas_Cowboys_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micah Aaron Parsons (born May 26, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football for the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micah_Parsons

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Claim 5: “As a Penn State legend and a former Washington Commanders star, it pained LaVar Arrington to admit it.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that LaVar Arrington played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was a professional linebacker in the NFL (which includes his tenure with the Washington franchise).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaVar RaShad Arrington (born June 20, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVar_Arrington

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_footb…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 34th-year …
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Claim 6: “The franchises consummated the deal one year ago in an absolute stunner.”

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While the specific 'one year ago' timing is implied by the context of the 2025/2026 season evidence, multiple sources (Wikipedia and web search) confirm Micah Parsons is now a member of the Green Bay Packers, having previously been with the Cowboys, confirming a trade occurred.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1995 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL) and was the second year under head coach Barry Switzer and final of the three Super Bowl titles the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Dallas_Cowboys_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Green Bay Packers played an American football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15 of the 2013 National Football League (NFL) season on December 15, 2013, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Green_Bay_Packers–Dallas_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cowboys–Packers rivalry is a professional American football rivalry in the National Football League (NFL) between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. The two teams do not play each other…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboys–Packers_rivalry

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